MBB vs Arkansas Open Thread
January 21st, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
Burke is putting the team on his back
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
and it's costing us
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
Nobody else is stepping up. It's gotta go through Trey.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
DAMN YOU HARDAWAY!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
rofl hardaway
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
hardaway needed to pass that ball to burke on the fastbreak
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
I feel like a masochist by continuing to watch this game.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
Novak in beast mode.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
We need some Novak grit!!!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
Mr. Novak
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
Man...THJ is really, really struggling this year. The effort seems to be there, I'll give him that much credit. But come on man!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
How do you see effort? I see selfish, sloppy play.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
I'm guessing that the coaches are telling him he is an important part of the offense, so he probably feels like he needs to carry the load. I mean, he is clearly an important part of our offense.
I don't necessarily think it's selfish of him to take a lot of shots, as someone needs to score, but I do agree that he has a quick trigger and forces up too many contested 3s.
I dunno, I just get the feeling that he cares a lot and wants the team to do well.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:02 PM ^
you have pretty much reached neg on sight status!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
I see him taking off down court before we've even secured rebounds. He seems to be playing for himself.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:59 PM ^
Again, this could be a coaching thing. A lot of teams will have guards release early in the hopes of fast breaks, ie UCLA a few years ago with Kevin Love patrolling the lane.
Obviously we don't have a Love-caliber rebounder, plus Belein's philosophy doesn't emphasize rebounding as much as a lot of coaches, so who knows.
All I'm saying is, it's easy to call a scorer selfish when he's struggling. When THJ was knocking those shots down last year, no one called him selfish.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:49 PM ^
Arkansas 46 Michigan 33 HALFTIME FINALLY
January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
Eh... Arkansas returned to reality and we're down 13. Were down 20. Let's not go crazy.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
Well that was pretty much the worst case scenario.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
Down 13...could be alot worse. As long as Smotcryz and Hardaway don't touch the ball we should be ok.....
January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
On the bright side, I'm gonna go ahead and guess that THJ is back in Ann Arbor next year.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
That's a bright side? I'd rather have him leave for the NBA if he's gonna play like he has this year next year.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
still doable. Just need a hot streak coming out of the locker room. And, Timmy, hold onto the darn ball!!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
Beilein's halftime speech needs to include some version of the up up down down left right left right B A cheat code that Arkansas used to shoot in the first half.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
I don't think Contra will help, but who knows..
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
arkansas scored a point on every possession they had from about the 7:30 mark, except the last one of the half.
edit: forgot they turned it over once.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
Well, they're shooting percentage is almost double ours (65 to 39), yet we are still "only" down 13....maybe there is a chance.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:51 PM ^
I somehow feel we'll still win this game. They can't possibly continue to shoot like this.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:52 PM ^
I Have a feeling we'll be right in it at the end.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:52 PM ^
That was a fun first half. M ain't in bad postition. 13 down in this type of game isn't too much to overcome. Watch M battle back in the 2nd half. This is what I love about this team. They battle til the end
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
Great thing about sports is that anything (almost) is possible, and this game is definitely not a lost cause.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
First five minutes of this half could be key. If we could get it under 10 we're right in it.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
Assuming Ark cools down...if Burke can remember to look to pass when he penetrates and Hardaway can remove his head from his ass, we can win this.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:53 PM ^
Timmy is in a bit of a sophomore slump
January 21st, 2012 at 2:57 PM ^
just a bit?
January 21st, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
I think he's still adjusting to the loss of Morris. Burke is awesome but not yet as good at finding open shooters.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
the only good thing about this game is that it doesn't affect the BIG TEN standings
January 21st, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
Arkansas' eFG%
January 21st, 2012 at 2:59 PM ^
I turned on the game late and heard the announcer say Arkansas was 10-10 from the floor. Arkansas can beat any team in the country shooting as well as they have this half. If it continues into the second half, good work Arkansas, that's ridiculously good shooting. We just have to hope they actually miss the shots they normally miss. Otherwise, there is no defense against never missing shots.
And it's not like we weren't contesting a lot of their shots. Yes, a bunch of open looks were given, but some of their cross-over/super spin shots were pretty well defended with a hand in their face.
Hoping Arkansas comes back to reality shooting in the 2nd half
January 21st, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
I was not planning on drinking yet. NOW I AM ANGAR.
need to chip away at this!
January 21st, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
between analysis and bitching about players. Don't anyone in here "GoSparty" the rest of the game. This is bad. Comments like THJ is lazy, ball hog, etc.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:54 PM ^
They will come back to earth.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
Good news and bad news.
Bad: down by 13 at half.
Good: there is no way Ark will shoot 65% in the second half. When the junk shots stopped falling their lead diminished.
Beilein is an excellent coach and make solid second half adjustments. This game is not over, Arkansas' style is ripe for comebacks.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
I cannot stand the CBS broadcasting crew. Not so much Kevin Harlan but everything else including the halftime. Maybe I'm just annoyed.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:00 PM ^
they are pretty bad. i've never cared much for seth davis. seems like he just regurgitates main stream media comments. jay bilas is 100 times better.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:57 PM ^
to get a room in EL?
January 21st, 2012 at 3:01 PM ^
Purdue brought cash. they only trade cigarettes as a form of currency in east Lansing.
January 21st, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
Delayed and finally canceled their flight. They ended up getting ON a bus at like 3 in the morning and arriving at 5 am. I think in that condition my fraternity intramural team might have had a chance against them. I would not hang my head if I was a Purdue fan over that game.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:57 PM ^
But I think this ends up being a game we win and at the end wondering how it happened.
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